Missouri · House Bill 2042 · 2026 Regular Session (103rd General Assembly)

Provides that the court shall not order a parent to pay child support to the other parent for reasonable or necessary expenses of the child if the…

HB 2042 Sponsored by Marlene Terry Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 1, 2025
  2. In committee May 15, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS

Read the full official title (35 words)

Provides that the court shall not order a parent to pay child support to the other parent for reasonable or necessary expenses of the child if the parents are awarded equal time with the child

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HousePrefiled (H)
  2. HouseRead First Time (H)
  3. HouseRead Second Time (H)
  4. CommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H) · House Emerging Issues

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Missouri's official records (documents.house.mo.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.